Friday, January 4, 2013

The top stories from papers and websites - 04 January 2013

The Sun


  • Harry Redknapp has been sensationally offered Inter Milan's Dutch star Wesley Sneijder to boost QPR's relegation scrap.

  • Frank Lampard's career at Chelsea could yet end this month.

  • Chelsea expect to seal the £7million signing of Demba Ba on Friday morning.

  • Arsene Wenger insists Theo Walcott is no nearer to signing a new contract at Arsenal.

  • Lazio are keen to take Andrey Arshavin off Arsenal.

  • West Ham boss Sam Allardyce is ready to raid former club Blackburn for Martin Olsson.

  • Arsenal flop Marouane Chamakh is wanted by Reading.

  • Sunderland striker Fraizer Campbell is keen on a £7million move to Hull, where he had a successful loan spell five seasons ago.

  • Barnsley striker Craig Davies is set for talks with Bolton.

  • Everton and Manchester United are eyeing £2.5million-rated Molde defender Vegard Forren.

  • Swansea are after Celta Vigo striker Iago Aspas.

  • Oldham want to bring back Nottingham Forest striker Matt Derbyshire on loan for the rest of the season.

Daily Mirror

  • Mario Balotelli's Manchester City career has reached breaking point after an amazing training ground bust-up with Roberto Mancini.

  • Chelsea's hopes of landing prime target Radamel Falcao next summer were dealt a massive blow on Thursday night.

  • Aston Villa are weighing up a move for Manchester City's out-of-favour centre-half Joleon Lescott.

  • Liverpool target Thomas Ince is in showdown talks with Blackpool.

  • Sunderland's Fraizer Campbell has opened the door on a £7million return to Hull.

  • Bolton boss Dougie Freedman has swooped for Barnsley striker Craig Davies.

  • Arsenal flop Marouane Chamakh has held talks with West Ham.

  • QPR are lining up a bargain bid for Lyon's France right-back Anthony Reveillere.

Daily Star

  • Roberto Mancini accused Mario Balotelli of being a "f***ing lunatic" during an amazing training ground clash at Manchester City on Thursday.

  • Frank Lampard has told Chelsea he will take a pay cut of £100,000-a-week to stay at the club.

  • Newcastle boss Alan Pardew fears he will have to blow the rest of his transfer budget on finding a replacement for Demba Ba.

Daily Mail

  • Mario Balotelli's former Inter Milan team-mate Zlatan Ibrahimovic says the troubled striker is still the best man to rescue Manchester City's title bid.

  • Jake Livermore has been made available for loan but Tottenham could consider a permanent deal. QPR and Fulham are both keen.

  • QPR defender Ryan Nelsen is wanted by former club DC United.

  • Fulham have made a bid for Molde defender Vegard Forren.

  • Bolton are set to land Barnsley striker Craig Davies for £300,000.

  • Sunderland hope to hear within the next 24 hours whether Tim Cahill will join on loan from New York Red Bulls.

  • Hull boss Steve Bruce is stepping up his interest in Sunderland striker Fraizer Campbell.

  • West Brom are keen on Ghana's Samuel Inkoom.

Daily Express

  • Arsenal defenders Sebastien Squillaci and Johan Djourou could both leave in the transfer window.

  • Swansea's unsettled striker Danny Graham is wanted by Sunderland.

The Times

  • Tottenham lead the race to sign Toulouse's Moussa Sissoko, the France midfielder, on a pre-contract agreement amid strong interest from several other Premier League clubs.

Independent

  • Luis Suarez, despite scoring more goals in five months than he did in the whole of last season, is likely to lose his position as Liverpool's central striker to Daniel Sturridge.

The Guardian

  • Brendan Rodgers is prepared to move Luis Suarez "for the common good of the team" to accommodate Daniel Sturridge in the new signing's preferred role as a central striker at Liverpool.

ESPN

  • Manchester United are in pole position to sign Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha.

Sport24.com

  • Ligue 1 club Evian Thonon Gaillard are interested in bringing Chelsea's Florent Malouda, 32, back to France.

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